- Shakespeare, William, Ed. by Barbara Everett. The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra. New York: Signet, 1988.
The Question and Answer section for Antony and Cleopatra is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
What scene is this in?
Shakespeare is dealing with history, so he can make events seem fated, but the Soothsayer and his dire predictions are taken from Plutarch. The use of the soothsayer underscores the theme of destiny, which in a play based on historical events can...
I think Shakespeare is more interested in Antony. Antony is a great general, beloved by his men. He is middle-aged. He is also a lover of pleasure, far less single-minded than Octavius. He is a complicated and fatally divided man, failing to rise...